The Barclays Premier League's bottom side twice came from behind to claim a 2-2 draw at the KC Stadium, with a Jay Simpson strike and Chris Brunt penalty in the second half.

Bernard Mendy had opened the scoring for Hull with a superb individual effort, before making the second for Craig Fagan with a pinpoint cross.

Mowbray said: "The first half was a non-event. Credit to Hull - they asked questions and put the ball forward - but it was a non-event as a football match. There was little constructive play.

"The second half, by contrast, was a more exciting occasion.

"I don't know if it was the right result. I think if anyone was going to win it at the end it was going to be us.

"But it keeps our points total ticking over. Away from home in the Premier League, it is very hard to get results."

Only further progress in the fixtures to come will ensure today's efforts are not in vain.

"We have taken a point - and we have got to follow it up with a victory against Newcastle United. It will be a very good point then," Mowbray added.

"I wasn't particularly pleased with anything in the first half. We were as poor as we have been all season.

"We weren't really at the races - but in the second half we managed to get more of a grip on it."

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Hull boss Phil Brown felt his team had missed a good opportunity to secure only a second win in 15 league games.

The result at least ended a run of six successive defeats and maintained their six-point advantage over West Brom but Brown admitted it could have been more.

Hull were the better side for most of the game but paid the price for two lapses in concentration at the back.

Brown said: "I am disappointed we never won the game.

"I thought we were nothing short of magnificent in our application. Compared to Wednesday it was chalk and cheese.

"I thought the game plan to get in their faces and deny them any kind of fluency in their game worked to a tee.

"But give them a bit of credit, they are fighting for their lives and dug in and got a point, but an unfair point from my point of view."

Hull suffered a blow before kick-off when £5million record signing Jimmy Bullard was ruled out with a knee injury.

Bullard made his debut off the bench in the 2-0 defeat at West Ham on Wednesday but suffered discomfort and missed subequent training.

Brown added: "He jarred his knee on Wednesday. It frightened everybody becuase it is the same knee as the old injury but fortunately it is a fresh injury - if there is such thing as fortunately where injuries are concerned."

Brown added that he expects Bullard to train this week and the midfielder should be in contention for next week's trip to Chelsea.